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Martin Farquhar Tupper was a British writer born on July 17, 1810, and died on November 29, 1889. He is known for his poetry and prose, particularly for his book 'Proverbs', which contains many aphorisms that have had a profound impact on later generations.

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“Man liveth from hour to hour, and knoweth not what may happen; Influences circle him on all sides, and yet must he answer for his actions: For the being that is master of himself, bendeth events to his will, But a slave to selfish passions is the wavering creature of circumstance.”

Men May Happens Action Passion Sides Hours Answers Influence Events Masters Circumstances Creatures Slave Selfish Circles Willpower Wavering

Book:Tupper's Poetical Works: Proverbial Philosophy, A Thousand Lines, Hactenus

Source: Tupper's Poetical Works: Proverbial Philosophy, A Thousand Lines, Hactenus

“Who shall guess what I may be?Who can tell my fortune to me?For, bravest and brightest that ever was sungMay be - and shall be - the lot of the young!”

May Young Fortune

Book:Tupper's complete poetical works: containing

Source: Tupper's complete poetical works: containing

“Faith may rise into miracles of might, as some few wise men have shown; faith may sink into credulities of weakness, as the mass of fools have witnessed.”

Men May Might Faith Wise Fool Mass Weakness Miracle Credulity

Book:Tupper's Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated : first and second series

Source: Tupper's Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated : first and second series

“Hate furroweth the brow; and a man may frown till he hateth.”

Men May Hate Brows

Book:Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated

Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated

“When thou choosest a wife, think not only of thyself, but of those God may give thee of her, that they reproach thee not for their being.”

Thinking Giving May Marriage Wife Thee Thyself Reproach

Book:Complete poetical works: containing: Proverbial philosophy, A thousand lines, Hactenus, Geraldine, and miscellaneous poems. With a portrait of the author

Source: Complete poetical works: containing: Proverbial philosophy, A thousand lines, Hactenus, Geraldine, and miscellaneous poems. With a portrait of the author

“How beautiful is modesty! It winneth upon all beholders; but a word or a glance may destroy the pure love that should have been for thee.”

Should May Has Beens Beautiful Pure Should Have Thee Modesty Glances Should Have Been Pure Love Beholder

Book:Tupper's complete poetical works: containing

Source: Tupper's complete poetical works: containing

“He that is ambitious for his son, should give him untried names, For those have serv'd other men, haply may injure by their evils; Or otherwise may hinder by their glories; therefore set him by himself, To win for his individual name some clear praise.”

Men Giving Should May Evil Winning Names Individual Clear Son Glory Praise Ambitious Hinder

Author:Martin Farquhar Tupper

“As thou directest the power, harm or advantage will follow, and the torrent that swept the valley may be led to turn a mill.”

May Turns Power Advantage Harm Valleys Mills

Book:Poems of King Alfred

Source: Poems of King Alfred

“A spark is a molecule of matter, yet may it kindle the world; vast is the mighty ocean, but drops have made it vast. Despise not thou small things, either for evil or for good; for a look may work thy ruin, or a word create thy wealth.”